Infineon Technologies, SkyTerra, and TerreStar Networks have jointly announced the world’s first multi-standard mobile platform based on Infineon’s software-defined-radio (SDR) technology.
This groundbreaking technology will enable ubiquitous mobile communications coverage from anywhere in North America, using mass-market devices costing about the same as terrestrial cellular-only devices. SDR-enabled satellite-terrestrial handsets will operate with multiple cellular and satellite-based communications technologies including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA and GMR1-2G/3G. To enable satellite connectivity in the SDR platform, Infineon will integrate GMR1-3G technology furnished by Hughes Network Systems.